I don't see how this should affect us Paul. It is the start of the season, we should be fit enough from our own preperations.
We were also playing a very weak Spurs side. That said, I am still happy (ish) with the point.
Wasn't meant to be an excuse; I was worried by how late we started pre-season and how few games we played (I'm still baffled that some players only played four halves of football - the equivalent to just TWO games).
Spurs also had SIX debutants, including a 17-year-old, so I expected us to win, especially after the first half and the Cisse goal. As Tony Cottee said in the commentary, it takes six games to get fully match-fit, so I think we won't see Cisse and Baros at full-tilt for a couple of weeks. Once they are sharp, we'll see much more of a cutting edge. Same for Kewell - he looked quick when running, but was blowing hard in between!
I was really disappointed with the way we became so passive in the second half, but we can't expect Rafa to change things overnight. If it was that easy, he wouldn't have been needed in the first place.
